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Windows 7: cd rom refuse to read software

my cd rom has this issue, it can play cd and dvd but when i put a software disk it doesn't read it, it just freezes my computer and nothing works until i remove the disk. i cant change my cd rom. please is there anything i can do to fix this?

cd rom refuse to read software

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